CC Resolution 8761
RESOLUTION NO.
8761
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL
APPROVING THE ROUTE 85/WEST V ALLEY
BICYCLE CORRIDOR SIGN PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Campbell is dedicated to providing safe bicycle and pedestrian
opportunities throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, the City of Campbell has participated with the Santa Clara County Traffic
Authority and other agencies in the West Valley to develop a Route 85 / West Valley Bicycle
Corridor Sign Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Campbell Bicycle Advisory Committee has recommended
support for the Route 85/West Valley Bicycle Corridor Sign Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Campbell that the Route 85/West Valley Bicycle Corridor Sign Program as submitted to the
City of Campbell on November 15, 1994 is approved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of January, 1995, by the following roll call
vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers:
Watson, Dougherty, Conant, Wilkinson, Burr
NOES:
Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
None
APPROVED:
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L NALD R. BURR, MAYOR
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Anne Bybee, City 'Clerk
ROUTE 85/ WEST VALLEY BICYCLE CORRIDOR
SIGN PROGRAM
PREPARED FOR THE:
SANTA CLARA COUNTY TRAFFIC AUTHORITY
NOVEMBER 1994
PREPARED BY:
DAVID J. POWERS AND ASSOCIATES
1885 THE ALAMEDA, SUITE 204
SAN JOSE, CA 95126
408/248-3500
1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED SIGN PROGRAM
This Route 85/ West Valley Bicycle Corridor Siqn Proqram report provides background
information on the Santa Clara County Traffic Authority's Route 85 bicycle sign
program and recommends the merger of the Route 85 program with the Santa Clara
County Transportation Agency subregional bicycle system program.
In 1988, as part of the Route 85 Bicycle Corridor Plan, the Traffic Authority proposed
the designation of a signed bicycle route for recreational and commuter bicyclists to use
when traveling in the vicinity of the Route 85 freeway. The proposed signs were to
indicate which existing streets and trails could be considered the most direct and
relatively safest continuous bicycle route through the area served by Route 85. The
Draft Route 85/ West Valley Bicycle Corridor Siqn Prooram (June, 1993) outlined a
signage program and solicited comments from affected local agencies. Funds
($58,000) for the signs were allocated through the Traffic Authority's Strategic Plan
process.
In early 1994, the Santa Clara County Transportation Agency began development of a
preliminary subregional bicycle system. The County system, currently under review,
proposes ten cross-county bicycle commuter routes to provide access along major
transportation corridors. Upon finalization of a system map by the County Bicycle
Advisory Committee, it will be included in the T201 0 Update as a preliminary
subregional system.
In mid-1994, the Traffic Authority sponsored several meetings related to finalizing of
the Route 85 Bicycle Route Sign Program. At the August 3, 1994 meeting, the Route
85 Bicycle Committee representatives suggested that the needs of the bicycle
community would be better met by one unified County bicycle route system. Moreover,
the committee believed that Traffic Authority funds would be better spent on
improvements near the Los Gatos Creek Recreational Trail (see Appendix A, Meeting
Notes).
The Route 85 bicycle committee members subsequently asked their respective bicycle
advisory committees to support the County Bicycle Route and signage program in lieu of
completing a separate Route 85 program. At a September 14, 1994 Route 85 Bicycle
Route committee meeting, they recommended that the funding allocated for the signs
should be spent paving and providing a wider bike bridge near the percolation ponds at
the west end of the proposed Mozart Avenue pedestrian/bicycle overcrossing (PaC) (see
Appendix S, Meeting Notes).
The group discussed various options for using the funds, and after discussion, prioritized
the following five choices. Once cost estimates of the various options are available, the
Traffic Authority would implement the highest affordable priority. Each of the top four
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options assumes that the Mozart Avenue pac is constructed, while option 5 would be
used if the pac was not funded by the time the Traffic Authority is disbanded on March
31,1997.
1) Construction of a Class I paved bikepath connecting the Mozart Avenue pac and
the Los Gatos Creek Trail including an additional (new) bridge for smooth
bicycling across Los Gatos Creek. It was recognized by the group that this
option would most likely exceed the allocated Traffic Authority funds, and would
require additional money for a new bridge. The Traffic Authority funds would
potentially be used as matching funds on grant proposals.
2) Construction of a Class I paved bikepath connecting the Mozart Avenue pac and
the Los Gatos Creek Trail, utilizing the existing bridge, and including improved
bicycle access to both sides of the bridge. Any surplus funds remaining after
implementation of this option would be used to improve the City of Campbell
accessway connecting Dell Avenue and the Los Gatos Creek Trail to standards
that would allow it to be signed as a bikepath.
3) Construction of a Class I paved bikepath connecting the Mozart Avenue pac and
the Los Gatos Creek Trail, utilizing the existing bridge, and excluding improved
bicycle access to both sides of the bridge.
4) Construction of a crushed gravel bikepath connecting the Mozart Avenue pac
and the Los Gatos Creek Trail, utilizing the existing bridge, and excluding
improved bicycle access to both sides of the bridge. A crushed gravel trail is
not recommended by the group since most commuter bicyclists use touring bikes
with narrow rather than wide tires.
5) Transfer the funds to the Santa Clara County bicycle system budget for use in
implementing the County's T201 0 Bicycle Plan in the area of the Mozart Avenue
pac and Los Gatos Creek Trail. Alternatively, transfer the funds to a relevant
jurisdiction near the Los Gatos Creek bridge to implement bicycle related
improvements in that area.
The Traffic Authority requests that Route 85 municipalities and the County provide an
official response supporting allocation of Traffic Authority funds toward the options
prioritized above.
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